Problem with random disks mount sequence

[wwp]

Hello Tim,


On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:40:55 +1030 Tim <ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> On Wed, 2007-12-12 at 09:36 +0100, wwp wrote:
> > That still doesn't explain why the order of mounting (and of scsi
> > discovering?) is shuffled 
> 
> I'm sure it was explained somewhere in this thread.  The device names
> are named in the order that the BIOS discovers them.  If it checks the
> USB ports first, they get the names first.

In the thread I also said (IIRC!) that this behaviour was randomly
encountered.. sometimes I get the internal disk mounted as /dev/sda,
sometimes as /dev/sdc.. and I always boot my USB disks plugged in and
powered.


Regards,

-- 
wwp
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